NWA Committee Chairs

Revised: (March 3, 2009)

Commissioner of Committees: (non-voting, appointed member of the NWA Council)
Alan E. Gerard
234 Weather Service Drive
Flowood, MS 39232-9314
(601) 936-2189
alan.e.gerard@noaa.gov

Annual Meeting 2009 Program Committee:
Jennifer McNatt
Wakefield Virginia
10009 General Mahone Hwy
Wakefield, VA 23888
(757) 899-5734
annualmeeting@nwas.org

Aviation Meteorology Committee:
Terry T. Lankford
231 Snowberry Ct.
Murphys, CA 95247-9696
209-728-9864
t.t.lankford@comcast.net

Awards Committee:
Daniel W. McCarthy
6900 West Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46241-9526
(317) 856-0360
daniel.mccarthy@noaa.gov

Broadcast Meteorology Committee:
Mike Goldberg
P.O. Box 2491
Glen Allen, VA 23058-2491
broadcastchair@nwas.org

Broadcaster Seal of Approval Committee Chair:
Larry Rice
Auburn, WA 98001-3516
riceweather@comcast.net

Seal Evaluation Board members:
LeAnn Allison, Mark Bogner, Jim Buchanan, Carol Erickson, Felipe Ferro, Jose Garcia, Rob Haswell, Laura Huckabee, Jacqui Jeras, Nate Johnson, Betsy Kling, Kirk Lombardy, Miles Muzio, Brian Olson, Lori Pinson, Erik Pytlak, Kathy Sabine, Ben Smith, Jim Spencer, Roland Steadham, Keith Stellman, John Toohey-Morales, Jay Trobec, Mark Walden, Nick Walker

Seal Recertification Chair:
Jim Moore
WPTZ-TV
5 Television Drive
Plattsburgh, NY 12901-7252
(518) 561-5555x557
jtmoore@hearst.com

Testing Chairperson:
Dr. Michael Brown
Department of Geosciences
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448
(662) 325-2906
mike.brown@msstate.edu

Public Relations Chairperson:
Betsy Kling
WKYC-TV
1333 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1159
(216) 344-3407
betsykling@wkyc.com

Workshop Program Chairperson:
Bryan C. Karrick
KCCI-TV
888 Ninth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-1288
(515) 247-8888
bkarrick@hearst.com

Education Committee Co-Chairs:
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
168 Hart St. Unit 65
Taunton MA  02780-3746
508-823-1900 x416
eleanor.vallier-talbot@noaa.gov

Jeffrey S. Tongue
32 17th Ave.
Ronkonkoma NY 11779-6251
631-924-0593 x224
jeffrey.tongue@noaa.gov

Information Technology Committee:
Mike Coyne
300 Honor Way
Madison, AL 35758-6280
(256) 890-8505
Mike.Coyne@noaa.gov

Membership and Marketing Committee:
John Gordon
6201 Theiler Lane
Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 969-8842
John.Gordon@noaa.gov

Nominating Committee:
Steven M. Zubrick
43858 Weather Service Rd.
Sterling, VA 20166-2018
Ph: 703-996-2224
Steven.Zubrick@noaa.gov

Professional Development Committee:
Kenneth F. Carey
Noblis
Center for Science and Technology
3150 Fairview Park Drive South, MS F530
Falls Church, VA 22042-4519
(703) 610-1933
Kenneth.Carey@noblis.org

Publications Committee:
Jeff Craven
W296 Young Road
Eagle, WI 53119-1902
(262) 965-5061x766
jeffrey.craven@noaa.gov

Remote Sensing Committee:
Ralph R. Ferraro
ESSIC University of Maryland Research Park M Square
5825 University Research Court Suite 4001
College Park, MD 20740-3823
(301) 405-0893
Ralph.R.Ferraro@noaa.gov

Specialized Operational Services Committee Co-Chairs:
Richard J. Okulski
7777 Walnut Grove Road OM-1
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 544-0411
Richard.Okulski@noaa.gov

Richard W. Dixon, Ph.D.
Department of Geography
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
(512) 245-7436
rd11@txstate.edu

Strategic Planning Committee:
Dr. John R. Scala
Consultant and WGAL-TV Meteorologist
2150 Meadow Ridge Drive
Lancaster, PA 17601-5761
scalawx@comcast.net

Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee:
John Gagan
5805 West Highway EE
Springfield, MO 65802-8430
(417) 863-8028
John.Gagan@noaa.gov

For further information on committees, please browse to the committee Web pages or e-mail the NWA office at exdir@nwas.org